LA County Supe Janice Hahn wants probe into battering of 53-year-old woman on Metro line, with no security to be found.
. I will be asking for a full accounting of where our transit ambassadors, Metro security, and Long Beach Police officers assigned to Metro were at the time of this attack.”The victim, a 53-year-old woman, told her story to ABC7 but did not share her name. She said she was beaten up by a woman who also used racial slurs.An eyewitness on the train, Twila Mahone, told ABC7 that the victim was on the phone with police while trying to get the conductor to stop the train for 11 minutes.
“It was a brutal attack,” Mahone said. “A very, very brutal attack that should never happen.” According to Mahone, the train finally stopped at the Artesia station.“On May 17, 2023, at approximately 5:38 p.m., officers responded to the Metro Rail – Compton Station regarding a battery incident which was reported to have occurred on the train between the Metro Rail – Pacific Coast Highway Station and Willow Station.
“The preliminary investigation indicates the victim was riding the train when a female adult suspect confronted her and hit her multiple times. When the victim left the train, a male adult suspect knocked her phone out from her hands. The suspects fled the scene before police arrived. The Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel provided medical aid and the victim declined transportation to a local hospital. Suspect information and the motive for the battery is under investigation.
The victim told ABC7 that she doesn’t take the train every day, but after this attack she says she might never ride the Metro train again. Hahn said she will also ask Metro to explain the protocol that is followed if a rider needs to ask a train operator to stop the train and whether that protocol was followed in Wednesday’s incident.
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